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Om Sri Lakshmi Narashimhan Nahama

Isavasya Upanishad

Om! That is full; this is full, (for) from the full the full (indeed) arises.

When the full is taken from the full, what remains is full indeed.

Om! Peace! Peace! Peace!

1.Om. All this should be covered by the Lord, whatsoever moves on the earth. By such a

renunciation protect (thyself). Covet not the wealth of others.

2.By performing arma in this world (as en!oined by the scriptures) should one yearn to

live a hundred years. "hus action does not bind thee, the doer. "here is no other way than this.

3."hose worlds of Asuras (demons) are enshrouded by blinding gloom. "hose who are

the slayers of the #elf go to them after death.

4.$nmoving, %t is one, faster than the mind. "he senses cannot reach %t, for %t proceeds

ahead. &emaining static %t overtaes others that run. On account of %ts presence, 'atarsiva (the

wind) conducts the activities of beings.

5.%t moves %t moves not. %t is far %t is near. %t is within all %t is without all.

6.e who perceives all beings in the #elf alone, and the #elf in all beings, does not

entertain any hatred on account of that perception.

7.*hen a man realises that all beings are but the #elf, what delusion is there, what grief,

to that perceiver of oneness+

8."hat (#elf) is allpervading, radiant, bodiless, soreless, without sinews, pure, untainted

by sin, the allseer, the lord of the mind, transcendent and selfe-istent. "hat (#elf) did allot in

proper order to the eternal ra!apatis nown as samvalsara (year) their duties.

9."hose who worship avidya (arma born of ignorance) go to pitch darness, but to a

greater darness than this go those who are devoted to /idya (nowledge of the 0evatas).

10.0ifferent indeed, they say, is the result (attained) by vidya and different indeed, they

say, is the result (attained) by avidya. "hus have we heard from the wise who had e-plained it to

us.

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Om Sri Lakshmi Narashimhan Nahama

Isavasya Upanishad

11.e who nows both vidya and avidya together, transcends mortality through avidya

and reaches immortality through vidya.

12."o pitch darness they go who worship the $nmanifested (rariti). "o a greater

darness than this go those who are devoted to the 'anifested (iranyagarbha).

13.0ifferent indeed, they say, is the result (attained) by the worship of the 'anifested

and different indeed, they say, is the result (attained) by the worship of the $nmanifested. "hus

have we heard from the wise who had e-plained it to us.

14.e who nows both the $nmanifested and the destructible (iranyagarbha) together,

transcends death by the (worship of) the destructible and attains immortality by the (worship of )

the $nmanifested.

15."he face of the "ruth (ie., urusha in the solar orb) is veiled by a bright vessel. 'ayst

thou unveil it, O #un, so as to be perceived by me whose dharma is truth.

16.O nourisher, pilgrim of the solitude, controller, absorber (of all rasas), offspring of

ra!apati, cast away thy rays, gather them up and give up thy radiating brilliance. "hat form of

thine, most graceful, % may behold. e, the urusha (in the solar orb), % am.

17.Let (my) vital air (prana) now attain the immortal Air (allpervading #elf) then let thisbody be reduced to ashes. Om, O mind, remember 3 remember that which has been done, O

mind, remember 3 remember that which has been done.

18.O 4ire, O 0eva, nower of all our actions or all our nowledge, lead us by the good path for

en!oying the fruits of actions. Liberate us from our deceitful sins. *e offer thee ever more our

words of adoration.

Om! That is full; this is full, (for) from the full the full (indeed) arises.

When the full is taken from the full, what remains is full indeed.

Om! Peace! Peace! Peace!

Here ends the Isavasyopanishad, as contained in the Sukla-Yajur-eda!

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